Miami Masters: Fritz sees off Shapovalov to reach last 16

American Taylor Fritz, the No 3 seed, beat Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the No 27 seed, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the last 16 of the Miami Masters at the Hard Rock Stadium on Monday.

Fritz, ranked No 4, will play Australian lucky loser Adam Walton next.

In the previous round of the Miami Open, the American won against Italian Lorenzo Sonego (7-6 (2), 6-3).

Shapovalov, ranked No 28, edged out Argentinian qualifier Thiago Agustin Tirante (6-3, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3)) in the previous round of the Miami Open.

Miami Masters 1000, other third-round results (Hard Rock Stadium, hard, USD 9.193.540, most recent results first):

• Alex De Minaur vs. Joao Fonseca
• Matteo Berrettini vs. Zizou Bergs
• Arthur Fils vs. Frances Tiafoe
• Jakub Mensik beat Roman Safiullin: 6-4, 6-4
• Alexander Zverev (1) beat Jordan Thompson: 7-5, 6-4
• Adam Walton beat Chak Lam Coleman Wong (WC): 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-4
• Tomas Machac (20) beat Reilly Opelka: 7-6 (1), 6-3
• Francisco Cerundolo (23) beat Tommy Paul (12): 6-2, 7-6 (4)
• Casper Ruud (5) beat Alejandro Tabilo (30): 6-4, 7-6 (4)
• Gael Monfils beat Jaume Munar: 7-5, 5-7, 7-6 (1)
• Brandon Nakashima (31) beat David Goffin: 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3
• Novak Djokovic (4) beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli (LL): 6-1, 7-6 (1)
• Sebastian Korda (24) beat Stefanos Tsitsipas (9): 7-6 (4), 6-3
• Lorenzo Musetti (15) beat Felix Auger-Aliassime (18): 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Grigor Dimitrov (14) beat Karen Khachanov (22): 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5